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Lestinogomphus angustus
      Spined Fairytail
   

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Distribution: Localised in Gauteng, north of KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo and Kruger National Park. To Central Africa.
Body Length: 38 mm
Hind Wing Length: 21.5-22 mm
Habitat: Dense bush or forest adjacent to rivers in warm coastal KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo savanna, and Mpumalanga and Limpopo lowveld.
Flight Period: Nov-May
Features: Medium-sized, very slender, narrow-winged, salad green and blackish striped, without foliations. Bush- or treefringed, fast rivers inwarm savanna.
Comments: Possible occurrence in Eswatini based on UCT-ADU OdonataMAP records adjacent to Swaziland.

1 record, from 4/18/2019

Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.